Scuttle and skylight



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' K G. WEBER.

SGUTTLEANZD SKYLIGHT. I No. 477,876. Patented June 28,1892'.

' YUNITED STATES f :PA-TENT GFEICE.

Gor'rLIEB WEBER, yor BnooKLY-MNEW YORK.

SCUTTLE ANDjsKYLleHT.

SPECIFICATION arming paja of Letters yPatent ive-177,876, dated :rune28,1892.

Application filed March 4, 1892.

To all whom, t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, GOTTLIEB WEBER, a citizen ofthe Empire of Germany,and a resident of Brooklyn, inthe county of Kings and State of New York,have invented Vcertain new and useful Improvements in Scuttles andSkylights, of which the followingis a specification. 'Y l This inventionhas reference to an improved 1o scuttle and skylight for slate and otherroofs, such as are used in Mansard roofs, roofs of churches, and otherslanting roofs, also for all kinds of tin roofs, said scuttle andskylight being intended to supply light and ventilation to the lofts andpermit the passage of Workmen in makingrepairs on the roof; and theinvention consists in a scuttle or skylight for roofs which is composedof an upright frame around the opening in the roof, said 2o frame beingprovided at the inside with a gutter for collecting and discharging themoisture through openings in the lower end of the frame, and of a hingedWindow-frame which is formed of double walls and provided with anelastic gasket, so as to form a tight tit to the upright frame. Theglass pane is supported on the window-frame by interposed strips andretained thereon by a facing of lead, which is attached by means of lugsthat 3o are soldered to the frame and passed through slits in the leadfacing, as will be fully described hereinafter, and finally pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l 3 5 represents a perspective viewof my improved scuttle or skylight for roofs. Fig. 2 is a verticallongitudinal section of the same on line 2 2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is avertical transverse section through the upper end of the skylight, 4odrawn on a larger scale. Fig. 4 is a perspective view, partly invertical transverse section, showing the construction of the Window andof the lead strip by which the glass pane is retained on thewindow-frame. Fig. 5 is an enlarged plan view of the bottom end part ofthe Window.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a 5o sheet-metal base-plate,which is attached to the roof at the same slant as the roof. Thebase-plate A is provided with an opening of smal Nt. 423,740. (Nomodel.)

the size of the skylight desired, and is provided around said openingwith an upright frame B, along the lower inside edge of which a bent-upgutter b is arranged by which the moisture is collected and dischargedthrough openings b at the lower par-t of the frame B, as shown clearlyin Fig.I 1. Preferably to the side of the frame B is hinged a window C,which is made of the same size as the frame B, and the frame C of whichis made of such shape and size as to pass over the frame B. The frame ofthe window C has an inverted- U-shaped cross-section through its entireedge, and has the outer wall extended above the closed top of the frameexcept at the lower end, andthe said frame is provided at its insidewith an elastic gasket d, by Which the frame C of the window C isenabled to fit tightly to the edge of the frame B-when the window isclosed, a suitable device B2 being provided for `locking the same inclosed position. The opening of the window-frame is covered by the glasspane D, of suitable thickness, which is supported on an elastic stripCZ', that is interposed between the frame C and the glass pane, as shownclearly in Fig. 4, and retained on they frame by a bent-up keeper d2,that is soldered to the lower end of the frame C', which keeper preventsthe sliding off of the glass pane from the top of the frame C. Along thesides and upper part of the frame C' the glass pane is retained by meansof a lead strip D', that is bent over the upwardly-projecting part ofthe outer Wall of the frame C and attached to the same by means of lugse that are soldered to the frame and passed through slots in the leadstrip, so that one lug e, can be turned inwardly and the otheroutwardly, retaining thereby firmly the lead strip in position. The lugsc are arranged at four or more points of the frame, so that the leadstrip is securely held in position. lt is smoothed down over the glasspane, so as to form a tightly-fitting joint with the same. The leadstrip does not extend across the lower part of the frame C', which isprovided witha forward-projecting portion M by which the Water is shedupon the bedplate and prevented from passing under the glass pane.

My improved skylight is adapted for scuttles for slanting roofs, so asto provide light IOO and Ventilation for the scuttle-shafts, lofts,Vdac. It is applicable for all kinds of roofs, and specially intended foruse for vsteep slate roofs, as it also facilitates the going on the roofwhen the same is to be repaired. Owing to the elastic packing of thewindow-frame C and of the glass pane D, the danger of breaking the panewhen suddenly closing the window is obviated and at the same time a loperfectly water-tight window structure for roofs is obtained.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The combination, with a base-plate having alight-opening, of an upright frame eX- teuding around said opening, aWindow-frame hinged to said frame, said window-frame being formed withdouble walls, and an upward zo extension of the outer wall along threeof the sides and provided with an elastic gasket at the interior of saidwalls, and a glass pane supported by elastic strips on the frame andretained thereon by strips secured in position by bent lugs passingthrough the frame and passing through slits in the strips, substantiallyas set forth.

2. In a scuttle or roof-light, a glasscovered window the pane of whichis supported on an elastic strip of the window-frame and retained inposition by a bent-up keeper applied to the lowerpart of the frame andby a lead strip that extends along the sides and upper part of the frameand the glass pane, which lead strip is attached to the windowframe bymeans of lugs which are passed through slits of the lead strip and bentin opposite directions over the strip, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of a base-plate having an opening of the lsize of theroof-light, an upright frame extending around said opening, a gutterextending from the inner lower edge of the frame and communicating withopenings at the lower part of the frame, and a window hinged to saidframe and provided with a glass pane retained on the frame of thewindow, and an elastic gasket or packing inserted into the double frameof the window, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in pres ence of two subscribing witnesses.

GOTTLIEB WEBER.

, IVitnesses:

CHRISTNE ENGELHARD, CHARLES I-IARTH.

